The drills include missile tests, intelligence operations, deployment of submarines and rescue operations and involve a range of naval equipment including submarines and helicopters manufactured in Iran.

Earlier this month, then-US National Security Advisor Michael Flynn said that “Iran had been put formally on notice” after Iran launched a ballistic missile. Then US President Trump tweeted that “Iran is playing with fire,” promising that he won’t be as “kind as Obama”. In turn, Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, blasted the US, saying Tehran remains “unmoved” by threats.